This Thursday and Friday saw the inaugural Financial Planners Association of Australia Congress at Sydney's Convention Centre, bring together delegates from all over the country.
Wealth Professional took the chance to speak with CEO, Mark Rantall, who believes strongly in the importance of events like this.

The Australian Securities Exchange's new AQUA II platform has received a mixed reception from financial institutions. On this week's Wealth Professional TV we speak to Matt Lawler of Yellow Brick Road and Connie McKeage of OneVue for their opinions.

The self-directed market has been attracting increasing concern but should advisers really be worried?
On this week’s Wealth Professional TV we speak to OneVue’s Connie McKeage who believes DIY investors should be seen as holding exciting opportunities instead of as a threat.

With the release of it's new White Paper; 'The Value of Protection', the AFA has partnered with BT to first try to understand and then ultimately address negative perceptions of the life insurance claims process. Brad Fox, AFA CEO, believes that this white paper is vital in beginning to rectify Australia's huge underinsurance problem.

On a busy adviser's list of priorities professional education can often fall to the bottom, however, Brian Knight of Kaplan Professional Education insists that advisers need to keep addressing gaps in their knowledge.

As the end of the financial year fast approaches, advisers must look ahead to what changes and improvements can be made in the coming year. On this weeks' Wealth Professional TV we catch up with Ben Kingsley of Empower Wealth and Graeme Colley of SPAA for their insights into things to come.

Financial services in 2013 is seeing the broking and planning professions increasingly converge. This week Wealth Professional caught up with Mark Woolnough of ING Direct for his insights into how this convergence can produce opportunities for planners.